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the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course. and that is to resolve the issues diplomatically. and i think we are united on that front. within europe, within the eu, i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you've got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation and we have to take those into account. not every country will be in exactly the same place. but what has been remarkable is the agree to which all countries agreed that russia violated international law and violated territorial sovereignty of a country in europe and i think there's u.n. nimty that there has to be consequences for that. how we structure the sectoral sanctions, the experts have been working on and we anticipate that if we have to use them, we can. our preference would be not to have to use them. and i thank chancellor merkel saes leadership on this front. she has been extraordinarily helpful not only in facilitating european unity but also
the goal is not to punish russia. the goal is to give them an incentive to choose the better course. and that is to resolve the issues diplomatically. and i think we are united on that front. within europe, within the eu, i'm sure there has to be extensive consultations. you've got 28 countries and some are more vulnerable than others to potential russian retaliation and we have to take those into account. not every country will be in exactly the same place. but what has been remarkable is the...
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so the answer is i think no, he's got a long-term view of the way russia should play -- the role russia should play in its region and he's going to keep moving. i don't think the sanctions are very frightening to him. there's a lot of companies in the west that don't want these sanctions. >> they almost have a veto power over what germany and the u.k. are going to agree to? >> if you were putin you wouldn't be that frightened of this level of sanctions. >> take a look at the economist cover, which illustrates the putin world view. we can put it up on the screen, "the economist" has illustrated the expansionism, look at the size of russia. >> in moldova, stuck between ukraine and romania, it was a soviet republic, they are sitting there -- they have one breakaway republic controlled by moscow inside their territory and they are looking at the west and brussels and berlin and saying we're next on the menu unless you step up. there's an assumption there's a train that keeps rolling forward. >> we're traveling through ukraine. you were in odessa and other parts and the whole history of ant
so the answer is i think no, he's got a long-term view of the way russia should play -- the role russia should play in its region and he's going to keep moving. i don't think the sanctions are very frightening to him. there's a lot of companies in the west that don't want these sanctions. >> they almost have a veto power over what germany and the u.k. are going to agree to? >> if you were putin you wouldn't be that frightened of this level of sanctions. >> take a look at the...
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leaders from russia, ukraine, the u.s. and european union meet today in geneva, first joint sessions. jim maceda joining me with the latest in doanetsk. you have looked through the region. tell us what your take what the balance of power is and what is happening with the pro-russian separatists. >> reporter: andrea, so far, the pro-russian separatists have had the momentum and every day, they seem to be more and more emboldened. but i have got to tell you, if you can hear me, because it's so loud here, i'm in what might be called the diplomatic counter offensive or political counteroffensive. the press is out in force here to cover a rare event. we are in the middle of a pro-ukrainian, not pro-russian, but pro-ukrainian demonstration and we are here, of course, because of the potential for violence most of all. so far, it's been peaceful. started about 45 minutes ago. there are about 1,000 protesters who have come out, bravely come out, to express their opinions. 6 you might call them they are the silent majority. they wan
leaders from russia, ukraine, the u.s. and european union meet today in geneva, first joint sessions. jim maceda joining me with the latest in doanetsk. you have looked through the region. tell us what your take what the balance of power is and what is happening with the pro-russian separatists. >> reporter: andrea, so far, the pro-russian separatists have had the momentum and every day, they seem to be more and more emboldened. but i have got to tell you, if you can hear me, because it's...
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if you think it resonated with the people on the ground in russia. it was certainly clear what the message was from the administration, do you think the others got a sense of that? >> i really do. that's the reason i decided to come out publicly, was to support the message of tolerance and diversity. we were doing media from all over the world, including very liberal media from russia and we had a press conference with all of us. so everybody that was there realized the message we were delivering and i think we did it in a great way and supporting the country and supporting the preside president's message. i do feel we delivered the missage. >> can i ask you about michael sam, the nfl prospect who announced publicly he is gay. he is waited to be drafting by a nfl team, the nfl locker room viewed as matchismo, are you confident that football is ready? >> it was only a matter of time. i think he's a very brave young man. and i think that he is probably looking at, you know, playing as his job. it's silly for people to think that the locker room would b
if you think it resonated with the people on the ground in russia. it was certainly clear what the message was from the administration, do you think the others got a sense of that? >> i really do. that's the reason i decided to come out publicly, was to support the message of tolerance and diversity. we were doing media from all over the world, including very liberal media from russia and we had a press conference with all of us. so everybody that was there realized the message we were...
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you have russia trying to copy what turkey did. they did a gold for oil deal which is a huge loophole. now russia has learned from that and it looks like they are trying to do the same thing. we're just concerned. i mean, i think all of us share the same goal but feel like that this interim deal that didn't even focus, andrea, on the military aspects of this -- iran knows us well. they have people who study here, come to school here. we know them less. they understand that once they reached a level of proficiency in an area, they can let that simmer for a while while over the next year they develop their ability to deliver these weapons. director clapper just last week said it is just a matter of political will as to whether they can make a nuclear weapon. in this interim agreement, over the next year, we are allowing them to continue to develop their ability to mill tarrize and deliver these weapons. that's not even part of the agreement. and we're losing our leverage. so, look, i want to see a negotiated setment. i think what con
you have russia trying to copy what turkey did. they did a gold for oil deal which is a huge loophole. now russia has learned from that and it looks like they are trying to do the same thing. we're just concerned. i mean, i think all of us share the same goal but feel like that this interim deal that didn't even focus, andrea, on the military aspects of this -- iran knows us well. they have people who study here, come to school here. we know them less. they understand that once they reached a...
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when we first met you were at the nsc as an expert on russia. are the russians too defensive about having this covered and asking for enough help? will they permit the u.s. to intervene if necessary? >> andrea, i think the russians are showing up, very defensive about this. obviously if people stay away from the games, they don't achieve the economic purpose they had in mind. putin has a lot riding on these games in terms of his own credibility and prestige and sense of russian nationalism. i think that the russians need to be more transparent publicly, to let people know what they think the threat is and what they are doing to counteract it. it's not good enough in the current day and age, trust us, everything is okay, when these stories about black widows and terrorists threatening these games. as you suggest, andrea, they really need to reach out to germany, to the united states, to turkey, countries with real experience in fighting terrorism, so that there can be an international effort to help the russians in all of the previous olympic gam
when we first met you were at the nsc as an expert on russia. are the russians too defensive about having this covered and asking for enough help? will they permit the u.s. to intervene if necessary? >> andrea, i think the russians are showing up, very defensive about this. obviously if people stay away from the games, they don't achieve the economic purpose they had in mind. putin has a lot riding on these games in terms of his own credibility and prestige and sense of russian...
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. >>> in russia, the hunt is on for four so-called black widow terror suspects, four women who security officials believe may be targting the final stages of the olympic torch relay. we'll have a live report from richard engel with the latest. >> reporter: police worried the torch relay could be attacked over the next three days. >> disinvited on the night of the peace talks, word leaders are arriving with one notable absence, iran, could a shocking war crimes report that points fingers at the assad regime derail negotiations. >>> as much as 10 inches expected to fall here in the nation's capital. it's a different kind of government shutdown in d.c. the latest winter blast has other major cities along the east coast in its sights. we'll bring you the latest on the snowfall and deep freeze. >>> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in snowy washington, more concerns about terror threats in russia. security forces are hunting for four women and two men. all now suspected of planning suicide attacks ahead of and during the sochi games. i'm joined by richard engel in moscow. richard, what is the la
. >>> in russia, the hunt is on for four so-called black widow terror suspects, four women who security officials believe may be targting the final stages of the olympic torch relay. we'll have a live report from richard engel with the latest. >> reporter: police worried the torch relay could be attacked over the next three days. >> disinvited on the night of the peace talks, word leaders are arriving with one notable absence, iran, could a shocking war crimes report that...
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the united states, the united nations, russia, and all the countries attending, know what this conference is about. after all, that was the basis of the u.n. invitation sent individually to each country, a restatement of the purpose of implementing geneva one. and attendants by both sides and the parties can come only with their acceptance of the goals of the conference. and we too are deeply concerned about the rise of extremism. the world needs no reminder that syria has become the magnet for jihadists and extremists. it is the strongest magnet for terror of any place today. so it defies logic to imagine that those whose brutality created this magnet, how they could ever lead syria away from extremism and towards a better future is beyond any kind of logic or common sense. and so on the eve of the syrian opposition coalition general assembly meeting tomorrow to decide whether to participate in geneva in the peace conference, the united states, for these reasons, urges a positive vote. we do so knowing that the geneva peace conference is not the end, but rather the beginning. the launch
the united states, the united nations, russia, and all the countries attending, know what this conference is about. after all, that was the basis of the u.n. invitation sent individually to each country, a restatement of the purpose of implementing geneva one. and attendants by both sides and the parties can come only with their acceptance of the goals of the conference. and we too are deeply concerned about the rise of extremism. the world needs no reminder that syria has become the magnet for...